Successful sea trials for first VLJ equipped vessel
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — Trearddur Bay, a 21 m x 7 m wind farm service catamaran that is the first vessel propelled by the new Voith Linear Jet (VLJ) propulsion system, has
DOT seeks funds for ferries as well as MARAD
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2016 budget request includes $70 million for ferry and ferry terminal construction in the Federal Highway Administration request, up modestly from the $67
NYC Mayor plans major expansion of ferry services
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — In his State of the City Address this week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a major expansion of ferry routes serving the city. Here’s what
Postponement of 0.5% sulfur limit? Won’t happen
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — Postponement of the 2020 deadline for a 0.5% global limit on sulfur in marine fuel? Not going to happen. Putting it more gently, the International Chamber of Shipping
GE Tier 4 marine diesel receives EPA certification
FEBRUARY 5, 2015—GE Marine reports that its 12V250 marine diesel engine received U.S. EPA Tier 4 Certification. GE met the emissions requirements through non-Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology that requires no urea-based
Havyard profits hit by fish and windmills
FEBRUARY 5, 2014 — Hit by cost overruns in the fishing, aquaculture and windfarm service vessels, Norway’s Havyard Group ASA has issued a profit warning. In a filing today, the Board of
Wärtsilä to power world’s first CNG carrier
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — The 2,200 m3 compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier ordered from Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Ltd. last year will be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion system.
Newport News awarded $224.3 million for CVN 73 RCOH
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, VA, is being awarded a $224,384,309 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-2111) for the material and first year of advance planning of the
Sea trials show fuel savings after air lube system retrofit
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 — A hull air lubrication system that can be retrofitted to existing ships as well as installed on newbuilds is reported to have produced verified fuel savings of up
Petrobras CEO and five directors resign
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 — Petrobras CEO Maria das Graças Foster and five other directors resigned today as a result of the corruption scandal enmeshing the Brazilian state-owned oil company. National daily, O